So much for his short sighted efforts to bring them back home.... US military commanders had never been comfortable with Donald Trump's efforts of taking American troops out of the region, think such a move would create power vacuums .... Now they get their way with the … [Read more...] about Trump sending the troops BACK to the Middle East….
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Are we about to get Donald Trump’s war with Iran?
The Trump foreign policy moves in the Middle East have been amateurish and so far? And a failure.... What comes from the American strike against the Iranian military general? We are all waiting for the other shoe to drop over there... Around the time that an … [Read more...] about Are we about to get Donald Trump’s war with Iran?
U.S. Embassy in Baghdad attacked after US air attack on militia….
This is a reaction to the American airstrike's ... The protests have to be backed by Iran , which has a increased presence in Iraq due the Trump policy of trying to leave the country... The attack was in response to an American contractor's death.... 24 Iranian backed … [Read more...] about U.S. Embassy in Baghdad attacked after US air attack on militia….
US Military ties and past foreign policy…Not Trump make ISIS raid happen….
Donald Trump was trying to make Turkey's and Russian leaders happy in letting the Turk's kick out the Kurds from its border... But? To get his 'media' moment ? The Pentagon planners for the ISIS raid had to count on military contacts that Trump has turned his back … [Read more...] about US Military ties and past foreign policy…Not Trump make ISIS raid happen….
US Military WILL stay in part of Syria….
No surprise in this reversal of Donald Trump's effort to make a 'deal' with the Turkish President that the US military and members of BOTH parties of Congress and just about everybody else thought was wrong.... This move will require MORE American troops to move BACK into … [Read more...] about US Military WILL stay in part of Syria….
The US STILL has troops and eyes on Syria ….
While the headlines highlight the withdrawal of American troops from direct working with the Kurds on Northern Syria? There is information that points to a small number of American Military Special Operator's still in Northern Syria and in adjoining Iraq in contact with the … [Read more...] about The US STILL has troops and eyes on Syria ….
ISIS IS coming back in Syria and Iraq….
Any let up in efforts to breath after beating the group down will let it become reborn.... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday acknowledged that there are "places where ISIS is more powerful today than they were three or four years ago," but sought to downplay the … [Read more...] about ISIS IS coming back in Syria and Iraq….
A revitalised Iraq tries to ignore the Trump/Bolton sober rattling against Iran….
On the streets of Baghdad, Iraqis say they are not worried about the prospect of war in the region.CreditCreditKhalid Al-Mousily/Reuters The LAST thing Iraq needs right now is to suffer ANOTHER war.... A country that went there a decade ago has finally found some normalcy … [Read more...] about A revitalised Iraq tries to ignore the Trump/Bolton sober rattling against Iran….